Nautical Economy; or, Forecastle recollections of events during the last war ... By a Sailor, politely called ... Jack Nasty-Face [i.e. William Robinson].Wm. Robinson, 1836 - 124 pàgines |
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Admiral alongside arrived assistance batteries battle began bell BIBLIOTECA DE CATALUNYA blockading boat boat's crew British navy brought Cadiz called canister shot captain Channel fleet Channel Gropers chequer-player command commenced commodore court-martial different ships distressing doctor duty eight-bells endeavour enemy engage England escape fire fire-ships fleet flogged fore French French ships frigates Gibraltar grog gun-brigs happened harbour head hundred joined killed land larboard lashes lieutenant Lord Gambier Lord Nelson lying ment mess messmates mode nautical nearly night o'clock obliged occasion OLD ENGLAND ordered poor fellow ports Portsmouth prisoners prize punishment quarter-deck ready receiving ship resorted rience rigging round the decks sail sailor scene seamen sent on board shew ship's company ship's crew shipmates shore shot signal soon Spanish Spithead squadron starboard taffrail taken took Torbay town troops truth vast number Walcherin watch weighed anchor whilst wind wounded
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Pàgina 15 - During this time each ship was making the usual preparations, such as breaking away the captain and officer's cabins, and sending all the lumber below — the doctors, parson, purser and loblolly men, were also busy, getting the medicine chests and bandages out ; and sails prepared for the wounded to be placed on, that they might be dressed in rotation, as they were taken down to the after cock-pit.
Pàgina 7 - Scottish coffee, which is burnt bread boiled in some water, and sweetened with sugar. This is generally cooked in a hook-pot in the galley, where there is a range. Nearly all the crew have one of these pots, a spoon, and a knife; for these are things indispensable; there are also basons, plates, &c.
Pàgina 20 - and in fighting under him, every man thought himself sure of success.' Historically, that was the salient fact: no commander was ever more loved, and love bred confidence. Fleets under Nelson's command had a loyalty and coherence no other had ever equalled. It happened in the Mediterranean. When another ten captains were sent to join him - men Lord St Vincent described...
Pàgina 3 - In this place we spent the day and following night huddled together ; for there was not room to sit or stand separate; indeed, we were in a pitiable plight, for numbers of them were sea-sick, some retching, others were smoking, whilst many were so overcome by the stench, that they fainted for want of air.
Pàgina 19 - One of the Revenge's seamen recalled that Gravina's ship 'ran her bowsprit over our poop, with a number of her crew on it, and in her fore rigging. Two or three hundred men were ready to follow; but they caught a Tartar, for their design was discovered, and our marines with their small-arms, and the carronades on the poop, loaded with canister-shot, swept them off so fast that they were glad to sheer off.
Pàgina vi - Tom never from his word departed, His virtues were so rare; His friends were many and true-hearted, His Poll was kind and fair: And then he'd sing so blithe and jolly; Ah, many's the time and oft! But mirth is turned to melancholy, For Tom is gone aloft.
Pàgina 6 - ... termed (for Jack is sometimes a little impious in the way of his sayings). Here the men suffer from being obliged to kneel down on the wetted deck, and a gravelly sort of sand strewed over it. To perform this work they kneel with their bare knees, rubbing the deck with a stone and the sand, the grit of which is often very injurious. In this manner the watch continues till about four bells, or...
Pàgina 28 - ... would beat him about the head; and these, although prime seamen, at the same time dared not murmur. It was ordained however, by Providence, that his reign of terror and severity should not last; for during the engagement he was killed on the quarter-deck by a grape-shot, his body greatly mutilated, his entrails being driven and scattered against the larboard side; nor were there any lamentations for his fate! - No! for when it was known that he was killed, the general exclamation was, 'Thank...
Pàgina 15 - ... the different dispositions of the British sailor. Some would be offering a guinea for a glass of grog, whilst others were making a sort of mutual verbal will, such as, if one of Johnny Crapeau's shots [a term given to the French) knocks my head off, you will rake all my effects; and if you are killed, and I am not, why, I will have yours, and this is generally agreed to.
Pàgina 27 - We had a Midshipman on board our ship of a wickedly mischievous disposition, whose sole delight was to insult the feelings of the seamen and furnish pretexts to get them punished. His conduct made every man's life miserable that happened to be under his orders. He was a youth...